6 results for tag: Get Involved
Hard Work and Affecting Change: A Springs Thing
By Anya Arndt
As many of you may know, I am leaving Citizens Project after 15 amazing and rewarding months on staff. At the end of this month, I will be embarking on a journey to spend a year (and maybe more) working in Beirut, Lebanon. It has long been a goal of mine to spend time living and working in the Middle East to expand my own knowledge appreciation of different cultures and ways of life in the world. I am excited for this adventure, but sad to leave my current position; but before I go, I’d like to share with you a little bit about my time here at CP.
When I first came to Citizens Project as an intern in the summer of 2012, I ...
Get Involved
By Lionel Washington
Hello, I’m Lionel Washington and I’m a board member of Citizens Project. I am also a brother, a son, a grandson, a new father, and someday, if I’m lucky, I might be a grandfather too.
My mother Linda and my grandfather James are the bravest people I’ve ever known.
Ernest Hemingway tells us that courage is grace under pressure. These two heroes of mine had plenty of both.
I was fortunate to live with my extended family, who exposed me at an early age to important issues facing our community. Mill levies and ballot initiatives were discussed over a plate of collard greens cornbread and. Both my mom and my grandpa ...
Upcoming Stormwater Meetings
Have you had the opportunity to attend a Stormwater Meeting yet? Make sure you check at least one of these out and make your voice heard on this important community issue!
6 Unique Ways to Make a Difference and Support Citizens Project!
We've comprised a list of fun ways for you to help support Citizens Project and our mission, check them out:
1. Invite Citizens Project to come speak at your group or club meetings. We are experts on voting, anti-bullying measures, religious freedom and legal issues, and we can provide many ways to get involved in the community. Send us an email to find out how we can work together!
2. Donate to Citizens Project through AmazonSmile.
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3. Do you have a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other gift-giving event coming up? Ask that donations be made to Citizens Project in lieu of traditional gifts.
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Colorado: Caucuses and Primaries
In Colorado, political parties use both caucuses and primaries to determine who will be on the ballot in the coordinated election in the fall. The purpose of caucuses is to determine who will be on the primary ballot in June.
The party caucus meetings took place earlier this month, on March 4. In these caucus precinct meetings, party members joined together to discuss nominees for party primary elections and delegates for county, state, and national assemblies (as applicable). Any party member who resided in the precinct for 30 days, registered to vote at least 29 days before the caucus and had been affiliated with the respective party for two months ...
2014 CCB: We are looking for Table Captains!
The 2014 Creating Community Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, June 5th from 7:30 - 8:30 am at the Double Tree. And we need YOU to help out by volunteering to be a Table Captain!
There will be two Table Captain Kickoffs held at the CP Office on March 19th and 25th, both at 5 pm. Contact Anya if you are interested in being a 2014 Table Captain to let her know which kickoff you would like to attend!
We're excited to have your marvelous help!